Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, if i did the emo Uchiha would be dead and Naruto would be a god
I always enjoy a good challange - normal speach
I always enjoy a good challange - Thinking, flash back
I always enjoy a good challange - Jutsu and Demonic
I always enjoy a good challange - Demonic thinking
Summary: Two legendary Mercenaries come across a fight between Leaf Anbu and Sound Jonin. They slaughter the two sides only to discover that they have been tricked but they turn it to their advantage and use it as a way to cause chaos in the elemental countries. Pairings undecided
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Konohagakure no Sato fours hours ago.
Kakashi had dismissed his team for the day and was currently waiting for the Anbu to regain conciseness. Shizune was trying to revive the man and Tsunade was sitting at her desk with a bottle of sake. The three waited for a couple more minutes for the man to finally wake up.
"Uhhh what hit me?" Asked the Anbu rubbing his head
"She did" Kakashi told him, giving one of his weird eye smiles "Now don't you have something to report?"
"Wha?" Sutanbai Taiki Tried to remember what Kakashi could possibly be talking about, when it hit him (No joke intended) "Oh right! Hokage-sama the scroll has been stolen!"
"SighYou told us that already. What you have yet to mention is how it happened and who stole it" Tsunade said while pinching the bridge of her nose to stave off the headache. "Now start from the beginning and explain what happened"
"o-of course Hokage-sama" Taiki sat down in front of Tsunade and began to relay what happened. "After we located the scroll, Hyata ordered us to return to the village at full speed. Three days of none stop running brought us to the fire countries northern forest where we were attacked by a group of Sound Jonin. We used a quick diversionary tactic to escape but they kept up the pursuit" Taiki was suddenly interrupted by Kakashi
"So it was the Sound Shinobi that stole the scroll?" Asked the copy ninja
"That's just what we need! Orochimaru bastardizing another of my families legacies!" Tsunade was greatly depressed at that thought.
"No it wasn't the Sound ninja that stole the scroll! In fact they were all killed!" Taiki explained "It was a couple of unknown Ninja. There wasn't even a battle, they used the Kiri Gakure no Jutsu coupled with the silent killing technique to remove the Sound ninja!"
"Well that explains how the sound where taken care of but what happened to you're team?" Asked a worried Shizune
"They were destroyed with a single Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu. From what I could tell, it was only one of the pair that killed everyone. He was tall, not sure how tall. He carried a large dual-sided Zanbato. The outfit he wore consisted of a high collar cloak and a wicker hat" Taiki paused for a second to go over what he said, while Kakashi took this pause to toss in his own insight.
"Are you sure that it wasn't Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame?" Asked Kakashi
"Trust me Hatake-san, I would know if it was them" Spat Taiki not taking kindly to Kakashi's ignorant tone "When the other one showed up he was dressed similar, although I couldn't see his face since he had his back to me. After killing Captain Hyata and the team, the swordsman proceeded to search the bodies for the scroll while the other one stood there watching. When he located the scroll and passed it to his teammate one of the sound ninja who had escaped the slaughter, grabbed him and demanded that he hand over the scroll while telling the swordsman to remain still or he would kill him"
"And? What happened?" Tsunade demanded to know what happened
"T-the..uh….Swordsman s-stuck his sword through his partner and into the sound Jonin!" Taiki looked disgusted with that memory
"S-so his partner is dead?" Wondered Shizune. Meanwhile Tsunade and Kakashi were in deep thought waiting for Taiki to continue
"No! In fact he was more annoyed that his outfit got ruined then about him being stabbed. From what I could tell he was not a worshipper of Jashin because he did not perform their usual after battle ritual. Plus he could use chakra"
"How could you tell?" Asked Tsunade
"He used Shunshin" Taiki spoke in a deadpan tone
"So these two unknown Ninja have the scroll and are clearly powerful!"
"Correct Tsunade-Sama" Taiki nodded
"Did you happen to hear their names?" Asked Kakashi
"I heard codename. The taller one is called Suiton while the shorter one is Futon" Taiki suddenly felt the temperature in the room drop, which involving Tsunade was not a good thing. "Is something wrong Tsunade-Sama?"
"Futon and Suiton are not Ninja! They are mercenaries that are skilled in Ninjutsu, Fuinjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu. Separately they are ranked as S-class opponents, however as a team they are ranked a SSS-class with a flee on sight order given to all who encounter them" Tsunade's tone of voice told the other three in the room that everything she spoke was the truth.
Before anymore could be said a sudden knock at the door pulled everyone's attention. After a few seconds Tsunade allowed the person to enter. The person who entered was one of the Chunins stationed at the gates. In his hand was what appeared to be a letter. He walked across the room, not even regarding the other people, and stopped in front of Tsunade's desk with the letter held out to her.
"Hokage-Sama this letter was just dropped off at the gates by what appeared to be a Tsuchi Bunshin that dispelled itself once I took the letter" Tsunade listened to the Chunin while taking the letter from him. Once he finished, she dismissed him and proceeded to open the letter.
Greeting to you the current Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato.
I will not bore you with further pleasantries so I will just get to the point. My name is…well it would be cheating if I gave you my name right of the bat now wouldn't it, so for now you will refer to me as Futon. By now you are probably aware that we are the ones in possession of the scroll. Now before you start jumping to conclusions and such, I must point out that it was not our intention to steal this scroll in fact our employer for this mission informed us that the item in question was of great importance to him. So imagine our surprise when the item we stole belonged to the esteemed Senju clan. Rest assured that the lying bastard will pay for this and you can have the scroll back, because in truth it is of no real value to us. However just giving it back to you, no there would be no fun in that. You see, you are not the only Kage that this letter has been delivered to. In fact I deduce that at the very moment you received this letter, theRaikage, Otokage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage and Kazekage have either finished reading theirs or are just opening it. Now then down to business, if you want the scroll then you're going to have to play along. Myself and Suiton are not but simple mercenaries, and as everyone knows we work for the highest bidder so it's simple. We shall hand over the scroll to the Kage who offers the best deal. If we like the deal, we hand over the scroll. If we dislike the scroll, then we send you're messenger back in a matchbox.
When we sent the letters, we were in Hangaku town. By the time you get the letter we would have moved on, so if you want to take us up on our offer start you're search there. Now to ensure that people come to play we would like to inform you all that the contents of this scroll lead not only to a store of the Senju clan's greatest Jutsu scrolls but also the entire clans vast recourses. And if that isn't enough to get you to play along then we offer ourselves as well Meaning that we will willingly join which ever village offers us the best deal.
Hope to see you soon.
Your's sincerely.
Futon.
Otokagakure no Sato
"Kukukukuku what an interesting development" Thought the Otokage Orochimaru, as he began writing something down "Kabuto!"
"Yes Orochimaru-Sama?" Asked Orochimaru's head medic and second in command
"Kabuto assemble our most skilled tracking unit and have them deliver this message to the mercenaries Futon and Suiton" Ordered Orochimaru. Handing the letter to Kabuto.
"It shall be done my lord!" The bespectacled medic took the letter and bowed out of the room.
Kumogakure no Sato
"Hmmm…..Fujo!!" Bellowed the Raikage "Get in here!"
"You…..called Raikage-Sama?" Asked the tiny secretary
"Get me Yugito and Killer Bee. I have a mission for them!" The Raikage told him with a smirk.
Iwagakure no Sato
"Ha finally! A chance to get back at Konaha" Laughed the Tsuchikage at the thought of having something over Konaha. "But who to send?"
Kirigakure no Sato
"This looks like the perfect mission for Hozuki Mangetsu and Hozuki Suigetsu" Smiled the Mizukage.
Sunagakure no Sato
"Matsuri!" Spoke a red-haired man wearing the hat of the Kazekage
"Yes Gaara-Kun?" Replied a fair haired young woman
"Matsuri I've asked you not to call me that when in the office" Gaara told her
"Of course Kazekage-Sama" Apologized Matsuri "What is it that you require sir?"
"I need you to inform Kankuro that I have a mission for him and his apprentice"
Konohagakure no Sato
"Bastards!" Tsunade roared and slammed her fist into her desk "How dare they threat this like some sick game!"
"What is it Tsunade-Sama?" Tsunade handed Shizune the letter to answer her question.
While her apprentice was reading over the letter, Tsunade turned to Kakashi and Taiki.
"Kakashi. You are to gather you're team and be back here in one, I repeat ONE hour!. Is that understood?" Tsunade's tone left n room for argument or lateness.
"Hai Hokage-Sama" And with that Kakashi left the room in a poof of smoke
"Taiki. I want you to find me Team Kurenai and have them report to me immediately!"
"Right away Hokage-Sama!" He to left in a poof of smoke
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Hokage's Office one hour later. Both teams where now waiting for Tsunade to come back from her meeting with the council. They didn't have to wait long before an enraged Hokage stormed into the office with her assistant trailing behind.
"Those foolish old relics!" Complained Tsunade, sitting herself down
The group before her looked between themselves before Kakashi asked the question that was on all their minds.
"Something wrong Tsunade-sama?" Tsunade looked at the man for a moment, sighed and told them what happened.
"I just finished up with the council and…they don't exactly agree with my view on not going along with the request" The female Hokage didn't hid her disgust at that "They feel it would be in the best interest of the village, bah! More like the best interests for themselves!"
"What do you mean Hokage-sama?" Asked the ever quiet Hyuuga Hinata
"They actually want to go along with the mercenaries sick game!" Gasps were heard from those who knew what that meant, which was Shizune and Kakashi.
"Excuse me Hokage-same. But what do you mean?" Kurenai asked, getting nods from the younger group.
"What?…Oh right, you all haven't been briefed yet!" Tsunade coughed into her hand to hid her embarrassment "Little over an hour ago, I received a letter from the mercenary duo of Futon and Suiton. The letter in question explained that the duo are in possession of the scroll I sent for, and they are using it as the centre piece in a game of cat and mouse"
"And the council wants to play along with them?"
"In their exact words they see it as a way to recover from the Uchiha's defection, by offering full citizenship to the two"
"NANI!"
"Well now you know why you're here. The seven of you are to track down Futon and Suiton, and retrieve the scroll. This is an S-rank mission since our information on the two is limited to rumors"
"Rumors? What rumors?" Kiba blurted out. Everyone looked to Tsunade for the answer, but the reply came from the window
"It's said that Suiton can control water at will and can transform into a monstrous creature made of water" Sitting on the windowsill was Jiraiya the Gama Sannin "The list for Futon is even longer. But" He paused there in hopes of drawing out the suspense. However all he got was an angry Tsunade yelling in his ear.
"Get on with it, Pervert!" Yelled the Slug princess with her fist raised
"People say he looks an awful lot like Kyuubi no Yoko's human form!" The silence that statement caused was deafening. "Of course that's impossible because Kyuubi no Yoko is dead!" Jiraiya went quiet following that as everyone know what he was talking about
After several minutes of silence, Tsunade broke it with a question.
"Did you're spy network come up with anything about them?"
"Other then they vanish off the radar every few months, then nothing!" Jiraiya told her with a shrug
The female Hokage pinched the bridge of her nose to stave off the approaching headache before turning back to the two teams. "Very well, Teams Kakashi and Kurenai you have you're mission. You leave in one hour and have an unlimited timeline to locate the mercenaries or until you are called back. Now go!"
"Hai!" The seven ninjas quickly left the room to prepare for the mission. Now that they were gone, Tsunade asked the question that had been plaguing the back of her mind since Jiraiya showed up.
"You think it's Naruto? Don't you?" If she expected Jiraiya to be surprised by her question, he hid it well.
"I was waiting for you to ask me that, but I didn't think it was a good idea while they were here. Especially with the Hyuuga girl around" Jiraiya remembered the last time someone bad mouthed the blond within her hearing range, he shuddered at the mental image of the poor soul being carted into the hospital. "But to answer you're question, then yes I do think it's Naruto. However if it is Naruto then that brings up more questions"
"True. Something tells me we weren't told the whole story five years ago!" Tsunade crossed her hands in front of her "So what has Kakashi been holding back?"
"You think he had something to do with it! Don't you?"
"Maybe I do, but until we can confirm that it is Naruto I won't do anything!" She leveled her gaze upon the hentai writing toad sage "And neither will you!"
Jiraiya raised his hands in defense incase his former teammate decided to get violent. "Hey now! I wouldn't dream of it" He stopped for a moment to chose his next words carefully "Do you want me to follow them or should we wait?"
"We'll wait for the confirmation that they have made contact with the duo before deciding anything"
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Middle of nowhere
A small clearing in the forest was soon racked with a explosion that caused all wildlife in the area to scatter. The cause of the explosion was unknown but judging from the dust cloud it was a rather powerful cause. Just as silence was returned to the clearing a soft coughing broke it again. A figure stumbled out of the dust, a hand held up to his mouth.
"Well cough we can call that experiment a success!" The figured cheered while another strolled out of the clearing dust looking none to happy about the others happiness
"Yeah if you call getting blown up several time's a success!" The second figure grabbed his left wrist with his right hand and with a sudden pull dislocated his shoulder before popping it back into place "Seriously Naruto, if it weren't for you're healing ability and my bodies not being human, we both would have been killed along time ago"
Naruto just scowled at his partner for that comments "Geez Ekitai I didn't know you cared so much!"
Hogosha Ekitai, a.k.a Suiton, Started to laugh at the face Naruto was pulling "I don't, but the human world wouldn't be any more fun if you were gone"
"Hey now, I know we're partners but not in that sense!" Ekitai's face became one of disgust as he got what the blond meant, the disgust was soon replaced with anger as his hand soon found it's way around Naruto's neck.
"Never. EVER say that again, or I promise you that you will die a virgin!" He backed up the threat be placing the tip of Nuadu directly above Naruto's crouch "Do you get my point!"
A slow gulp was the only sound the blond made before talking "Without question" The grip around his throat was loosened allowing him to breath again "But I could have done without the pun!"
"Bite me!"
"I have if you remember!" Countered Naruto with his usual fox-like grin
"Unfortunately I do" Ekitai sigh as he retrieved his cloak "Were still a few days away from Myu-jikku town and the festival isn't for another week, so what we gonna do?"
Naruto's foxy grin was quickly replaced by one of pure evil "we're going to pay a visit to the man who set us up!"
"Uh! Payback, I like that" His face split into a gin one would see on a child high on sugar "I call dips on any and all swordsman!"
"Done! As long as I get the to kill the little pig fucker!" Ekitai seemed to ponder this for a moment before nodding his head in agreement "And if we come across a safe filled with cash and or property documents. What's stopping us from, oh lets say, helping ourselves?"
"Oh as per the rules set down by the boss, any and all items of wealth that are in possession of one who has cheated us are far game" Naruto turned to get his cloak when he suddenly turn back around to add "With in reason of course, anything to do with slave labor and drugs is destroyed on site!"
"Aye-aye Naruto-Sama!"
A sudden burst of flames got both mercenaries attention along with the pink two-tail fox that appeared in the flames. When the fire died down the fox bowed to the blond before speaking.
"Greetings Naruto-sama and Ekitai-san!"
"Yo!" Was what the fox got from Ekitai
"Greetings Denrei! What brings you to us?" Naruto eyed the fox wearily since he rarely brought good news
"My apologies Naruto-sama, but Hanone-hime wishes to know why neither of you have returned to headquarters?"
"Told ya we should have informed her!" Ekitai popped up behind Naruto's right shoulder only to be smashed in the face
"Ya you? Be quiet, I'm not the one she has whipped so stay out of this!" Naruto turned his attention back to the fox "You can tell Hanone-chan that there has been a change of plans, which could work out better then expected"
"Very well Naruto-sama, I shall inform Hanone-hime at once!" Denrei Bowed once more to Naruto and vanished in a burst of flames.
Turning back to Ekitai, who was realigning his nose, Naruto merely nodded and took to the trees with the swordsman close behind.
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Ne Headquarters
"Do you understand what you have to do Sai?" Asked a heavily bandaged old man
"Hai Danzo-sama" Replied that pale artist
"Good, for you know that is means if you fail me!"
"O-of course Danzo-sama!"
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Konohagakure no Sato south gate
Both Team Kakashi and Kurenai arrived at the gate on time and ready to leave. If the situation wasn't so serious, The Haruno bit….I mean ma…..I mean woman would have screamed about Kakashi being on time. Instead the teams just nodded to each other and took off out the gate in the direction of Hangaku town, unaware that it would bring them in contact with two of the most notorious S-class missing nin in history. As they moved out into the forest none looked back, safe for a certain pale-eyed young woman who sub-concisely moved her left hand up to her forehead. "At least I won't have to worry about this while on the mission" the nails on her right hand dug into her palm, drawing blood "Damn you father! Why? Why couldn't you just accept me?".
"Yo Hinata! You ok back there?" The sound of her dog using teammate broke Hinata out of her thoughts
"H-hai I'm fine!" Her face lit up in a blush of embarrassment that being caught out
"Then hurry up!"